Thousands have gathered for the funeral service for 38-year-old Cpl. Bryon Dickson.

Thousands have gathered for the funeral service for 38-year-old Cpl. Bryon Dickson.

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Updated: 12:40 PM EDT Sep 18, 2014

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WEBVTT VALLEY'S MOST WATCHED NEWS TEAM. THIS IS NEWS 8 AT NOON IN HD. AS A MANHUNT FOR THE KILLER CONTINUES, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND TROOPERS GATHER TO PAY RESPECT TO HIS FALLEN STATE TROOPER BRYON DICKSON. THOUSANDS HAVE GATHERED FOR HIS SERVICE. NEWS 8'S BARBARA BARR JOINTS US LIVE WITH THE NEWS THERE: LORI THE NEWS HERE IN SCRANTON HAS BEEN ONE FILLED WITH GRIEF AND ALSO ANGER DURING THIS YEAR. I HOPE SECURITY HAS BEEN VERY TIGHT ABOUT 35 MILES EAST OF HERE, THE MANHUNT FOR CORE GRAHAM BRIAN DICKSON'S KILLER CONTINUES. THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS FROM PENN AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY LINED THE STREETS OF SCRANTON OUTSIDE ST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL. IT'S PART OF THE BOND BETWEEN FELLOW OFFICERS, A SHOW OF RESPECT WHEN ONE LOSES HIS LIFE AMONG THE DUTY. AMONG THE MOURNS, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM CORE BIT. THE 38-YEAR-OLD DICKSON WAS MARRIED, THE FATHER OF TWO. HE WORK IN THE ROYAL BLOOMING GROVE BARRACKS WHEN HE WAS AMBUSHED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. I AM TELLING YOU, HE WAS NO ORDINARY TROOPER. WHEN YOU TALK AS I HAVE TO HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, WHO HAVE KNOWN HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE WAS SOMEONE THAT EVERYONE ADMIRES. YOU KNOW THEY WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE TO BACK YOU UP. THAT WAS CUT SHORT. BUT I KNOW FOR THE DIFFERENCE -- CORPORAL DICKSON'S DEATH WILL BE REMEMBERED AND HAVE AN IMPACT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. HE IS THE 95th PENNSYLVANIA STATE TROOPER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. DICKSON'S BEST FRIENDS, THE FELLOW STATE TROOPER ALSO SPOKE AT THIS SERVICE, WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE COMING UP LATER TODAY ON NEWS 8, WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU, LORI. HARD TO SEE THE SHOTS OF HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG SONS ALSO WATCHING THAT WHOLE THING TODAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT LIVE SHOT FOR US FROM SCRANTON. MEANWHILE, THE SEARCH DOES CONTINUE FOR THE SUSPECTED SHOOT NEVER THIS CASE, ERIC FRE. N. POLICE HAVE RELEASED ADDITIONAL PICTURE OF HIM. HE'S A MILITARY REENACTOR WHO MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN THE EVENT YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE BROADCAST. WHILE HIDING IN SOME COOL, DAMP HIDING PLACE, I WANT TO YOU KNOW ONE THING, ERIC, WE ARE COMING FOR YOU. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL WE BRING TO YOU JUSTICE FOR COMMITTING THIS COWARDLY ACT. AND TROOPER ALEX DOUGLAS WHO WAS INJURED IN THE AMBUSH AS

Thousands gather for Cpl. Bryon Dickson's funeral

Thousands have gathered for the funeral service for 38-year-old Cpl. Bryon Dickson.